Gerald Alston | |
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 Gerald Alston in Atlantic City June 22, 2019 Photo by Julius "Juice" Freeman | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 8, 1951 |
| Origin | Henderson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Motown Records, RCA |
| Website | www |
Gerald Alston (born November 8, 1951) is an American soul/R&B singer,[1] and the lead singer of the Manhattans. Between late 1970 and 1988, the group had 25 top 40 R&B and 12 Hot 100 hit singles.[2][3] Alston was lead singer on their most successful 1976 platinum[4] song "Kiss and Say Goodbye", which topped the U.S. Pop and R&B charts and was number one in four countries. Alston left the group in 1988 to pursue a solo career and recorded five albums and ten singles, including the hit singles "Take Me Where You Want To", "Slow Motion" and "Getting Back into Love". He also recorded a remake of Atlantic Starr's "Send for Me", most of which was for Motown Records.
- ^ "Gerald Alston Bio Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "The Manhattans Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "The Manhattans Billboard R&B SIngle Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Kiss and Say Goodbye RIAA Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 16, 2020.